Michael Holding

Mm.

He's got Imran Khan and, you know, and, um, and Michael Holding and Joel Garner and all the, and Dennis Lillee.

He's very good, Bob Willis.

He's just not any of those guys, right?

Yeah

... from start to finish, more energetic than, I mean, Michael Holding ran a long way, but Mikey was kind of silky and smooth as Waqar was just pow, power.

Double whirl of the arm.

Catapulted.

The other thing with that, Nick, is to carry on a cricket analogy.

It's almost like playing the great West Indian side of the late 70s and early 80s, where you've got Viv Richards at one end knocking a double hundred, you've got Michael Holding at the other knocking through the top six, and different elements of our side are saying, you should have done that, well, you should have done that.

Now, the The uncomfortable truth is that this government is coming after gambling in a massive way, in a philosophical way, in a political way, in a way whereby it's seeking to fill financial holes that are there, and it knows that it's going to do this, as Martin Crutter said, without any electoral consequence.

And inevitably there is infighting among the different camps concerned.

Mm.

So for Michael Holding, who was so laid back, he found out about his selection in 1975 to tour Australia, and he said-

Yeah

... to him, it was just gonna be another game of cricket.

We've already charted his incredible career for Yorkshire and England.

In this episode, I talk to Geoffrey about some of the great characters he opened with, played alongside, and faced, legends like Michael Holding, Graham Gooch, and Ian Botham, to name just a few.

He also tells me about his unlikely friendship with the great former Nottingham Forest and Derby County manager, Brian Clough.

I also get Geoffrey's thoughts on the current state of English cricket and why his fellow Yorkshireman, Harry Brook, hasn't reached out to him for help and advice.

No, never asked me.

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In your office on the wall, there is the shirt Michael Holding-

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I mean, the guy was legendary.

That's, that's what Michael Holding said when he compared Tendulkar and Lara.

He's like, "Lara, as a player of spin and medium pace bowling, is one of the best players, if not the best in the world.

But Tendulkar overall, as someone who could dominate, was different." Because Lara had his weaknesses against fast bowling or bouncers and stuff, which Sachin was different.

Ahead of the start of the season, the club will host an information night on Thursday, 10th of September at 6:00 PM, where families can learn more about Rising Wickets and what to expect.

Behind Rising Wickets is a leadership team compromising local businessmen Alex Lawson, former first class cricketer and Cricket Australia high performance coach Peter Anderson, former West Indies cricketer and renowned commenter Michael Holding, and Cayman Cricket board director and youth committee chair Andrew Ledger.

Together, the four form the club's management committee, bringing experience across business, international and local cricket, coaching, and youth development.

The organization has assembled a diverse coaching team whose backgrounds span international, national, grassroots, and youth cricket.